Materia Medica by Allen

ACONITUM NAPELLUS

(acon)

Is generally indicated in acute or recent cases occurring in young persons, especially girls of a full, plethoric habit WHOLEAD A SEDENTARYLIFE; PERSONSEASILYAFFECTED by atmospheric changes; dark hair and eyes, rigid muscular fibre.

Complaints caused by exposure to DRYCOLDAIR, DRYNORTH or WESTWINDS, or exposure to draughts of cold air while in a perspiration; bad effects of checked perspiration.

Great fear and anxiety of mind, with great nervous excitability; afraid to go out, to go into a crowd where there is any excitement or many people; to cross the street.

The countenance is expressive of fear; THELIFEISRENDEREDMISERABLEBYFEAR: is sure his disease will prove fatal: predicts the day he will die; fear of death during pregnancy.

Restless, anxious, does everything in great haste; must change position often; everything startles him.

Pains: are intolerable, they drive him crazy; he becomes very restless; at night.

Hahnemann says: "Whenever Aconite is chosen homoeopathicallv, you must, above all, observe the moral symptoms, and be careful that it closely resembles them; the anguish of mind and body; the restlessness; the disquiet not to be allayed."

This mental anxiety, worry, fear accompanies the most trivial ailment.

Music is unbearable, makes her sad (Sab. — during menses, Nat. c.)

On rising from a recumbent position the red face becomes deathly pale, or he becomes faint or giddy and falls, and he fears to rise again; often accompanied by vanishing of sight and unconsciousness.

Amenorrhcea in plethoric young girls; after fright, to prevent suppression of menses.

For the congestive stage of inflammation before localization takes place.